Ball tales: a study of baseball, basketball and football fiction of the 1930s through 1960s
Auteur :
Nolan, Michelle
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786439850
Date de publication :
2 mars 2010
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
517 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Presents a history of American sports fiction from early dime novels through the 1960s. This title includes chapters that cover dime novel heroes Frank and Dick Merriwell; the explosion of sports novels before World War II and its influence on the authors who later wrote for baby boom readers; and, developments in sports fiction since 1970.